Americas

Brazil to host BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil will host the BRICS leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro on July…

Lavrov, Rubio agree to maintain contact, prepare for Putin-Trump summit

MOSCOW, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed during a…

Brazil: 2 killed in small plane crash in southeastern Quadrahad town

SAO PAULO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed Saturday when a small plane crashed into a sugarcane field…

Nigeria angered after military chief denied Canada entry; invited to attend official event

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa ABUJA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying…

US: Woman hospitalised in Wyoming with H5N1 bird flu; 70th human case in the US

CHEYENNE (Wyoming, US), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman in Wyoming was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, according to health…

Two More Killed, Four Injured In Israeli Airstrike In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 16 (NNN-NNA) – A Zionist Israeli airstrike hit a car, in the Iqlim al-Tuffah district, in southern Lebanon…

Hundreds of Mexicans who fled to Guatemala return home

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Mexicans who fled to neighboring Guatemala last year because of drug cartel…

Death toll from heavy rains rises to 28 in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll due to intense rains in Bolivia since November last year has…

ASEAN Gaining Ground As “Middle Power” In Multipolar World: Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – As the U.S. pursues a disruptive foreign policy, non-Western intergovernmental organisations like the Association…

Hitmen mow down cartel-busting colonel in violence-torn Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran colonel in charge of anti-drug operations in a city…